Chapter 2: Everyone Has a Secret (Part I)
The short but solemn entrance ceremony was soon over, and the new students in the field began to leave the training ground one after another. The moment Catherine and Shirley stepped out of the exit, they were blocked in front of them. Catherine frowned, her sharp, wary gaze staring at the comer for a moment.
"Yo ......" Shouhe stretched out his hand and walked in the direction of the two girls, "Good afternoon, senior sister, do you want to go have lunch together?" β
"Don't." Catherine simply refused, grabbed Shirley's hand tightly, and walked straight past Shouhe with an expressionless face. The latter had to stand in place in embarrassment, as if petrified.
"Hehe, I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect you to be so unreasonable." Behind Shouzuru, Nagisa blocked their path like a second line of defense.
"Is there an end? Are the students here so tasteless? Uh......" Catherine saw Nagisa's appearance clearly, and her expression was a little complicated for a while, but quickly returned to normal, "It's you." β
"Do you know anyone?" Shirley poked her head out from Catherine's side and looked at the two, clapping her hands suddenly in realization, "Ah, no, this person is Sister Wing's boyfriend!" Well, it's really handsome. Sister Yi, you have a good eye. β
"How is that possible!" Catherine punched Shirley in the head, "Be careful of ......me if you talk nonsense"
"It hurts!" Clutching her head, Shirley staggered forward in a daze.
However, she did not fall to the cold ground of the erection, but was gently caught by a pair of hands, and then an unusually gentle male voice came from her ear: "You misunderstood. Anyway - Tsubasa, how can you treat your classmates like this? Nagisa straightened Shirley, then touched her head to make sure she wasn't swollen by Catherine's punch, "She's been friends for years, yes, but it's not the kind of relationship you think." My name is Nagisa and I am a third-year graduate. β
"Nagisa, you bastard! We said yes! Shouhe suddenly came out from the side and pushed Nagisa away, salivating in front of Shirley and asked earnestly, "You're not hurt, are you?" Let me introduce myself, my name is Shouhe, and I am also in the third grade, I don't know your surname? β
"Say what? Hey, Shouzuru, it's going to scare people. Nagisa kindly reminded.
"Wait, you called him just now...... Shouzuru? Shirley stared at the boy in front of her and looked at her vigorously, "Could it be that you are the senior of Shouhe, who ranks first on the Holy List?" β
"You know me?" Shouhe was slightly surprised.
"To be exact, I don't know, but I've admired the name for a long time." Shirley suddenly approached Shouhe's ear and didn't say anything, "However, Lord Moe Wang has something to tell me." β
Although he was a little surprised to hear her words, Shouhe's expression did not change in the slightest, and he just turned to Nagisa and said, "Ah, I took my junior sister to visit the school, you don't have to wait for me to eat." β
Shirley also came to Catherine's side: "Sister Yi, I won't bother you two, see you later." β
After the two finished speaking, they left Nagisa and Catherine's sight together.
"What the hell, Shirley, that guy." Catherine looked at the short-haired orange girl in the distance and muttered puzzledly, "Suddenly so chattering, I always feel like something is hiding from me." β
"I don't understand it too well, but I don't need to make excuses to perfunctory them." Nagisa saw Shoutsuru and Shirley leave, and turned to look at Catherine, "How's it going, Saber she......"
"Ah, let's talk about this as we go." Catherine said and walked towards the cafeteria, "There are many people here, and this is not the place to talk. And, I'm hungry. β
In the northern part of the Dark Sanctuary Academy, the library, which is usually not very crowded, was even more empty because of the entrance ceremony. Almost all the students in the school went to watch the rookies, and the library was almost empty. In the window seat on the second floor of the library, a teenager in a white shirt was sitting quietly in a chair, seemingly reading the book in his hand very seriously. There was no one around, but at some point, a figure quietly appeared.
"I didn't expect to send you to help me." The young man who was reading was aware of the identity of the comer in an instant, but his eyes did not take his eyes off the book, "Although there is no doubt about the combat effectiveness. However......"
"No way, after all, I'm the only one of the right age, and that adult wants to come here in person." The person behind the boy also seemed to have known that the boy would definitely be able to detect him, so he was not surprised, but said in a solemn tone, "Watchman Lingβah, no, it's Lord Wren, I will do my best to cooperate with you to complete the plan, please rest assured." β
"Hehe, he's in the spotlight now, and he's moving his whole body. As for you, I'm naturally relieved. Wren finally closed the book and turned to look up at the young man who had come alone, "So, is there anything you want to bring me?" β
"Ah, it's nothing, but we'll have to speed up our plans, and the Desert Empire looks like it's ready to move."
"Tyrant Alcius?" Wren sneered disdainfully, threw the book aside, picked up the coffee cup in front of him and took a sip, "Don't say that you claim to be the Emperor of Heaven, what are you going to do this time?" β
"The specific plan is not clear, but based on the movement of troops, I am afraid that there will be a war in two years. The target is not clear. β
"Really?" Although it was a question sentence, there was no surprise in Wren's tone, he just took another sip of coffee calmly, and continued, "Even so, their purpose is eighty percent of the Middle Kingdomβthe motive, it's that terrible and ridiculous obsession of Alciusβwell, I really have to hurry up on my side." β
"That's right. If there's nothing to do, I'll go first, and I'll make an appointment for a meeting point in the middle of nowhere next time. β
"It's good here, people in this academy don't like to read very much, but it's convenient for me. Moreover, if you don't deliberately avoid people, you can cause less trouble. Wren looked at the young man in front of him, "By the way, what is the pseudonym you use here?" β
"Stars."
"Really? I'll be here to cheer you on when the entrance test comes. β
Under the shadows where the sun could not shine, the blue-haired and one-eyed boy silently turned away without looking back. I don't know if he heard Wren's last words.
However, it doesn't seem to matter if you hear it or not.
"That's probably the case." Catherine said slurred with ramen in her mouth. At this time, she and Nagisa were sitting opposite each other in a remote corner of the cafeteria, each asking for a piece of their favorite food to enjoy slowly.
"Well, it's much better than expected, I was worried that she would be troubled by the pressure, so I was really shocked to see that you were also in this school." Nagisa elegantly cut the steak on the plate with a silver knife, then picked up a small piece with a fork and chewed it finely, serving it with a graceful demeanor, "It seems that even the name of king Arthur can't overwhelm our saber." β
"Ding!" Catherine thrust the chopsticks in her hand towards Nagisa, but was nimble enough to block the latter's fork, "You remember for me that it's just my saber, not ours." β
"Hehe, I know, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue." Watching Catherine retract her chopsticks, Nagisa continued to eat his steak with confidence, "Anyway, it's okay." So are you, and so is Saber. β
"Thank you for your concern." Catherine picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup, "I've just arrived here, and I'm going to trouble you with a lot of things. β
"Hehe, it should be. It's really unaccustomed to you suddenly speaking so politely - by the way, speaking of saber, then the others ......" Nagisa's tone was suddenly a little cramped.
"Everybody is so nice. By the way, before coming, the eldest lady specially asked me to greet you. And Alice, she cares about you very much, and looks forward to your early graduation and reunion with her. Catherine stopped at this, put down her chopsticks, picked up a tissue to wipe her mouth, and stood up, with a sly smile on her face, "I'm going back, and I have to prepare for the entrance test." In return for bringing words, this meal you please. After saying that, regardless of whether Nagisa agreed or not, Catherine quickly turned and left, leaving Nagisa to shake her head with a wry smile helplessly.
"Sure enough, you're still not welcome." Instead, a gentle smile appeared on his lips, "However, I have heard some good news." It's been two years - I guess, we'll be able to meet soon. β
His long fingers caressed the bookmark gently, and for a moment his thoughts flew far away.